occasionally; once in a while; now and then
article; news story; report; account
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reading circle; reading group; book club
programme; program; plans; arrangements
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
time; season; period; phase; stage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
depiction; description; portrayal
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
I see; that's right; indeed
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
clearly; distinctly; vividly
imagination; supposition; guess
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
yeah; you're right; that's right